State v. Abdullah’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

57 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 57 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “aggravating factors (3), (6), and (9) ... [may be] the basis for increasing defendant's sentence above the presumptive”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 383 N.J. Super. 185 - State v. Drew · 379 N.J. Super. 498 - State v. Young

2. “the `statutory maximum' for Blakely and Booker purposes is the presumptive sentence.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 383 N.J. Super. 185 - State v. Drew · 379 N.J. Super. 498 - State v. Young

3. “[aggravating factors (3), (6), and (9), arguably, are inextricably linked to the recidivism exception. In a discretionary sentencing system in which the court decides the weight to give to a prior criminal conviction and how high on the scale to increase the sentence, the court naturally would consider the risk a defendant will re-offend and the need to deter. We do not know what value a court can give to a criminal conviction in our system without considering those factors. [Ibid.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Thomas